Christian religious Orders and communities

Why do I use abbreviations ?

The French Prémontrés are call in Belgium (French speaking people) Norbertains (They make famous beer...). The OFM are said Friars minor, Frères mineurs but also, in France, by many, Franciscains, when the capuchins are said Capucins or Frères mineurs capucins, and the Conventuels, Frères mineurs conventuels officialy. And what about the famous Cordeliers or Récolets, Grey Friars ?.. And they both call the Frères mineurs, frère mineurs franciscains.

Between the Cistercians and Trapists, who knows the difference ?

But I use abbreviations for world wide congregations, not for Nation wide congregations.

This table would help you to find your way where, as often said : God himself does not knows the number of congregation of women.